Acts 16:3
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 16
“Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.”Acts 16:3
What Does Acts 16:3 Mean?
Acts 16:3 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 16, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Acts 16:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 9:20“And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;”Galatians 2:3“But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:”Galatians 5:6“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.”Galatians 5:1“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”Acts 19:22“So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.”1 Corinthians 2:15“But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”Galatians 5:2“Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.”Philippians 2:22“But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.”Acts 15:20“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”Acts 15:40“And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.”Acts 17:4“And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.”Acts 21:21“And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.”1 Corinthians 7:19“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”Galatians 2:8“(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)”Galatians 5:11“And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.”Genesis 17:23“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”Acts 15:37“And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.”
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